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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

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Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Minnesota with 14,890 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Minnesota to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 15 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Of the 643 students majoring in nursing at Capella University, 7% are male and 93% are female.

Full Nursing at Capella University Report

Out of the 15 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#4

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means St Catherine University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 81 students majoring in nursing at St. Kate's, 6% are male and 94% are female.

Read full report on Nursing at St Catherine University

Out of the 15 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 5 spot on the list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

About 57% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 43% are male.

Read full report on Nursing at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

With a ranking of #6, Metropolitan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in nursing at MSU Moorhead, 5% are male and 95% are female.

Full Nursing at Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report

#8

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

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With a ranking of #9, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Nursing at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

#10

Winona State University

Winona, MN

Winona State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in nursing at Winona State, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Full Nursing at Winona State University Report

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State Degrees Awarded
South Dakota 1,022
North Dakota 976
Nebraska 1,908
Kansas 2,633
Iowa 2,966
Missouri 6,840

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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